The
History of the Building
The northern edge of this
property was part of the northern boundary of the Bingham-Baring estate.
3501-03: “Second
Empire-style double, stone facade over brick, double. First-floor projecting
bays, slate mansard and dormer; 3503 has circa 1890 two-and-one-half story
entrance addition with corbelled brick cornice, Victorian wood porch. Double
bracketed wood cornice”
(Inventory of
Buildings in Powelton from the application submitted to the National Register of Historic
Places, 1985)
Previous Residents
of 3501 Hamilton Street
1868, September: Deed transferred from Jacob Haines to Mary
Carley.
The deed for the twin was
transferred the next month.
The 1867 directory lists two Jacob
Haines. One lived at 521 N. 37th St. The second was a carpenter who
lived at 1015 Crease.
1874, March: Deed transferred from Francis D. & Mary Grace
(wife) Carley to James Jarrard.
The 1870 directory lists Jarrard as
a grocer living at 405 N. 35th St. The census lists him as a 40
year-old retired grocer, born in N.J. with $5,000 in personal property. He
lived with his wife Harriet (30) and their son, Oliver (6). The 1874 directory
lists him living at 3111 Bridge (Spring Garden). In 1880, he lived in Mauch
Chunk, Carbon Co., Pa. where he was a hotel clerk.
1878 & 1879 Directories: James Jarrard, grocer
1880:
Michael Lampen 49
Physician; his mother was
born in
Rachael A. Lampen
47
Louis P. Lampen 21
Medical student
Howard R. Lampen 18 Worked in a book store
Minnie R. Lampen 17
G. Harlow Lampen 13
Maud A. Lampen 6
Mary Proctor 23 Servant
In 1870, they lived in the 24th
Ward, District 78. The 1874-‘78 directories list him living at 425 N. 35th
St. He had his office at 3501 Spring Garden St.
1881 Directory:
Louis P. Lampton, physician
Michael
Lampton, physician
Hext M.
Perry, physician
In 1881 he was
listed at 3500 Haverford Ave.
1884, Medical
Directory: Hext M. Perry, Jefferson Medical College ‘72
1885 Directory: Amy
H. King, widow of Jeremiah
1887 Directory: Joseph
A. King, plumber
San Souci
Kennels
William H.
Howard, machinist
c1888
Hext M. Perry, 3501 Hamilton.
(Proceedings
of the Philadelphia County Medical Society. ....By
Hext
M. Perry M.D. was the son of Benjamin F. Perry, the pro-Union provisional
governor of S.C. following the Civil War. In 1880, he was living at 3424
Haverford where he was renting (ED 488, 5). He was 28 years old, single and
born in S.C. In 1900, his wife and their 7 children (including Hext M., Jr.)
were living in W.D.C. Their first 6 children (ages 8-17) were born in S.C.
Their youngest (age 4) was born in W.D.C. They were apparently still married,
but he was not with them at the time of the census. In 1907, he was living in
1890 Directory: George Dykes
Hext
M. Perry
1891 Ad: For rent, 3501 Hamilton St., 11
rooms, $45 per month. (Inquirer, Aug.
29)
1895 Directory: Christian B. Longenecker,
physician
Elizabeth Longenecker, widow of Henry
In
1900, Christian lived at 3512 Hamilton St Later, they lived at 3416
Baring St. (1909 and 1930).
1899, March: Deed transferred from Frank D. & Mary Grace
(wife) Carley to Henry B. Heffrich.
1899, April: Deed transferred from Henry B. Heffrich to Alexander
B. Philadelphia Trust Insurance Co Trustees for
Deschapelles?.
1900: This house does seem to be
enumerated in the 1900 census. Perhaps it was empty at the time the census was
collected.
1905, Oct. 24: Death of Susan W. Cole, 88 years
old,, wife of the late Edward Cole.. Funeral from her previous residence, 3501
Hamilton St.
In
1900, she lived at 304 N. 35th St.
1910:
Frank J. Ent 46 Railroad mail clerk; born in N.J.;
renter
Allena G. Ent 46 Married
24 years, six children; born in N.Y.
Ridgeway S. Ent 21 Railroad
fireman; born in N.J.
Nellie D. Ent 19 Born in
N.J.
Peter M. Ent 18 Mechanic
in a machine shop; born in N.J.
Franklin R. Ent 17 Apprentice
plumber; born in N.J.
Charles M. Ent 15
Edwin T. Ent 14
1920:
Frank H. Lees 55 Salesman of trimmings; born in N.J.,
parents in England; renting
Ida C. Lees 50 Cashier
in millenary; parents born in
1927 Directory: L. H. Horst
P. L. Murtha
1930:
Patrick L. Murtha 57 Lithographer; married at 26; born in
Mary Murtha 58 Married
at age 27; born in
Margaretta Murtha 29 Stenographer
working for an advertising agency; born in
Dorothy Murtha 28 Secretary for
a physician; born in
Isabella Murtha 27 [Occupation
illegible]; born in Mass.
Joseph Murtha 26 Driver;
born in
Edward Murtha 20 Born in
Mass.
Nancy Murtha 17 Born in Mass.
In 1920, they lived at 316 N. 40th
St.
1934: E. Murtha, 3501 Hamilton Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
(The
Belle Air, 1934, Villanova College)
1940:
Patrick L. Murtha 68 Previously a
self-employed lithographer, earned $4,000 in 1939; born in Massachusetts, 8
years of grade school
Mary Murtha 68 Born
in Massachusetts, 4 years of high school
Margareta Murtha 30 Worked in newspaper
advertising; single; born in Massachusetts; 1 year of college
Isabel Murtha 28 Worked
for a social service agency for children; single; born in Massachusetts; 1 year
of college
Edward Murtha 26 Account for
real estate company; divorced; 1 year of college
Richard Murtha 23 Lithographer
working for his father; worked 36 weeks in 1939; single; 1 year of college
Nancy Murtha 21 Stenographer
for an insurance company; ingle; 1 year of college
1941, March: Richard P. Murtha was rejected by physicians at the
Army induction center. Nine of the 28 examined were rejected. (Inquirer)
1941, June: Richard P. Murtha was ordered to report for service.
He was 26 and unemployed. He volunteered for service.
1950 Directory: Arthur M. Rich
Douglas W. Sanders
Rose
McRea
1956, Sept. 9:
Florence Riggs Carpenter lived at 3511 Hamilton St. with her husband and children
from 1920 to at least 1930. In 1950, she lived at 3417
Hamilton St.
1958, Jan. 14: Marriage license issued to
Ursula Tecklenberg (21) and Eugenia Makariw (25) both of 3501 Hamilton St
Eugen Makariw was born in Ukraine
and immigrated in October 1956. He was sponsored by Gertrude Scott of 3610
Baring St. He worked as a mechanic.
1959, Jun. 1: Death of Eugene Makariw, 29 years
old, of 3401 Hamilton St. He was killed "when he was tossed from a
foreign-made car in a head-on collision with another vehicle" (Inquirer,
June 2)
1965 Marriage License: “The other [interracial] couple was
babysitter Mary L. Anderson, 29, of 3218 Baring st., and sexton Robert A.
Murphy, also 29, of 3501 Hamilton st.” (“Marriage Licenses; Lady Barber and
Boat Captain Mixed Couple,” Phila.
Tribune, Dec. 4, 1965.)
1968 Directory: A. F. Rodewald, 1st floor
1988 Public Records Index: Barbara Cameron
1993 Public Records Index: John D. Cameron, born 1940
Lorraine Cameron
1998, May: Purchased by Frances Paulette Greenwell and Scott A. Measley
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